Spirit of America marching again among old heroes
A poetic meditation recalls veterans marching home as a crowd sways to a wild band. The speaker contrasts old men in worn uniforms with living, enduring courage, honoring remembered deeds and the continuing spirit of America marching forward.
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America
Memorial Day Reverie on Grand Army Veterans in Flushing
In Flushing New York a writer reflects on aging Grand Army of the Republic veterans attending wartime rallys. He laments their fading remembrance, imagines a future gathering with old men in blue and gray, and envisions a moment of united patriotism across North and South.
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Dod Halpin
Mexico
Dodgeville
Grinnel
Dod
Caleb Yonder
John Henry Smith
Patriotism and the old men of blue and gray
A long folded speech extols loyalty amid German propaganda and disloyalty. It honors veterans in blue and gray who fought in wars to build the Republic, urging present citizens to defend the flag and support the boys in khaki as the Republic endures against foreign threats.
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Aod
America
Eadh City
Vlushing
South
Republic
Washington
Lincoln
Davis
Grant
Lee
Germany
Dodgeville Sentries Face Mexican Raid In Civil War Echo
In a May afternoon Dodgeville’s Caleb Morris and Peter Grinnel, two elderly Civil War veterans, patrol the town as drums roll to a nighttime skirmish. A storm masks an attack by Mexican raiders, but the two manly sentinels rally townspeople to defend their homes and aid in forming a defense company.
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Caleb Morris
Dodgeville
Caleb
Dad Halpin
Little Bridge
Ann Morris
Dad
Cole
Gettysburg
Doudgeville
Amet
Morris House
Lawyer Grinnel
Caleb Mora
Peter Grinnel
Mrs. Grinnel
Peter
Peter Grimnel
Caleb Martin
Western Newspaper Union
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Flushing
Grand Army of the Republic
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